Carl Icahn, the famed billionaire corporate raider, has pushed McDonald's for better treatment of pigs in recent years.
, according to The Wall Street Journal. Specifically, he is said to have called for the end of an industry practice that uses crates to house pregnant pigs so they can't move.The corporate raider has demanded that McDonald's require all its U.S. suppliers move to "crate-free" pork, according to the release. The fast food chain uses pork in its bacon cheeseburgers, breakfast offerings and its McRib sandwich.
"While the Company looks forward to promoting further collaboration across the industry on this issue, the current pork supply in the U.S. would make this type of commitment impossible," McDonald's said. "Furthermore, it reflects a departure from the veterinary science used for large-scale production throughout the industry, and would harm the Company's shared pursuit of providing customers with high quality products at accessible prices.
Icahn owns just 200 shares of McDonald's stock, according to the release. He is also the majority owner of a company that supplies packaging for the pork and poultry industry, according to McDonald's, which questioned why Icahn hadn't called on that company to make similar commitments.
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